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Well, I thought it was funny, and I think the fact that it sparked such wonderfully angry comments shows that it works. But to each his own...

Christopher, not only is chocaholic not going back after one bad experience, s/he is badmouthing the caf? on an internet forum. Luckily there's all those positive reviews s/he put on from the good times on here too... oh.

I saw it too, Ted and I second what Sean said. But if your 2nd thoughts were out of kindness given the context of this thread, that was nice too.

Oh no, sorry Brendan. But apparently it is going to be 25 degrees and sunny on Saturday, will that help? Alternatively, happy to pour you a large vat of champagne in the QR.

Suggest you hang on to it, Snorks, you may find it useful.

Dulwichhhhmum, yourr the bescht. *suddenly sobers up as fashion genius strikes her eye* Did you just match your Marigolds to your Louboutins? We are not worthy! *drains glass, brings label on bottle into focus* What on earth are we drinking?

*lifts feet to allow the vacuum cleaner to pass underneath* *holds out largely empty glass*

Hurray, glad you had a good one too. The sunshine was bliss. Of course you shouldn't tell James, he'll only cite it in the settlement, and you will lose out on a million or two. That would be simply dreadful. On what day of the week will your column appear?

Mine was bloody lovely. It was one of my not-in-the-office days, so the mini-Moos and I buzzed round ED in the morning (he looking very fine in stripey summer trousers) and went swimming in the afternoon. It was one of those days where nothing in particular happened, but so very nicely. And now he's snoring in bed, and I'm scoffing biscuits and cold white wine, and have a hot date with Hugh Laurie in half an hour. You?

Can't speak from experience, but have heard Therapy (8 Melbourne Grove) recommended on the Forum, and apparently Dr. Boo on Northcross Road does pedicures too. Bit off piste, but I can recommend from personal experience the pregnancy massage at Spa NK (we went to the one on Westbourne Grove)- an absolute delight, not least from the simple pleasure of being able to lie on ones front for the first time in months. Good luck finding something lovely.

*Catches swooning Citizen in her strong arms* Hmm, surely this should be the other way around?

*gives up and sits down next to Citizen, accepts delightful glass of dry sherry, goes so well with cake* Well, I tried - it would have been such fun. P.S. Citizen - we weren't supposed to find this out for a while, but you did it!

Mr. Moos is not a Prussian duellist, he's a perfectly ordinary (if remarkably handsome) 21st century Londoner who happens to have been born in a North German city, so don't you put your racist stereotypes on my man - ooh, Battenburg, LECKER. *undermines well-meant finger-wagging lecture by scoffing inordinate amounts of cake*

This is no fun, no-one's dead at all! I was going to kill off the inhabitants of the Quiet Room one by one, before revealing the dreaded murderer to be ...urk... argh... gasp....

As requested - see Quiet Room. Who is the mysterious East Dulwich Dagger?

*darkness reigns* *enters barefoot and clad in pyjamas, and waveringly holding aloft an improbable candle* (In trembling voice) Puss, is that you making that strange scratching noise? I thought I heard you fighting with a fox earlier...and I saw a sinister figure outlined in the windowframe for a second, but decided it was probably just Mockney. Now I think I'll wander deeper into the darkness without telling anyone where I'm going...are those cellos playing? *trips over limp body sprawled on the rug* DM!? No!!!! Oh, the tragedy, what a fate! Has she had her last alcopop? Extraordinary, she has a smile on her face, perhaps she was welcoming her killer into the Quiet Room just as the blow fell! *a shadowy figure on the sofa uncrosses its legs, stands up gracefully and stalks forward.* (In relieved tone) You here? Thank goodness, I think someone may have killed Dulwichmum! What's that in your hand? But, but.... *turns to camera, and in perfectly pitched soprano honed by years of training* SCREAAAAAM!!!

Hi Toni, are you sure the manager is the owner and/oe only employs his friends? You are understandably angry, but perhaps you could give the shop a chance to apologise?

Brendan, you are on a bus mission this week! I thought it was just the bendies that were getting your goat?

Or you could get up early - I usually get a seat on the 7.14. But even if you have to stand, 12 minutes is not that long. On the whole, they're reasonably reliable too. That said, there is a really annoying long gap just at peak busy-ness between trains. I used to have a boyfriend that lived in Wandsworth and the train journey into town from Clapham Jn was horrdendously crowded, the worst commute I've ever had. ED is a breeze in comparison.

We Moosiz are all obsessed with dairy products. Look forward to meeting you in person, PGC. Hannahspanner, it can be a bit nerve-wracking coming to a first Forum drink, but it's easier than you might think to identify the Forumites, and everyone is very friendly. Edited 'cos I've just seen Buggie's post - of course we did! My goodness, this thread is doing irreparable harm to my already far-from-flawless reputation. Ahem.

I don't get the West London extension to the congestion charge. Won't all the people with 4x4s that live in the area suddenly become exempt? Agree about Routemasters themselves - but personally would like to see a redesigned double-decker which allows for quick on-and-off entry as the old buses did. I imagine that helfnsafety won't allow for the open door any more, though.

Now I'm just confoosed. :)-D back atcha. No-one will notice if you snaffle the wine...

Eep, now I'm panicking!

Nero, don't be the dough in the leaven...

How very dare you Kel, we talked for about half an hour ;-)